India Aug 23 2013 “Warehouses”
Fire at Kalkaji godown in Delhi
Updated: 2013-08-25-12:29
NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a godown in Kalkaji area this evening, Delhi Fire Service officials said.
However, there was no report of any loss of life. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, a fire official said.
"We received a… More >
India Aug 23 2013 “Factories”
65-year-old dies in factory fire
Updated: 2013-08-25-06:53
NEW DELHI: A 65-year-old unidentified man, believed to be a labourer or a security officer, was charred to death when a fire broke out at a plastic factory in outer Delhi on Saturday morning. The fire began on the first floor of a multi-sto… More >
Philippines Aug 22 2013 “Apartment houses” “Building” “Houses”
4-hour fire razes 300 houses in Davao City
Updated: 2013-08-23-12:00
DAVAO CITY , Philippines – Nearly 300 houses made of light materials were razed in a three-hour fire that hit a coastal village in Barangay Sasa here early yesterday morning.
Authorities suspect that an unattended cell phone be… More >
Thailand Aug 22 2013 “Shipboard”
Fire in old navy frigate docked in Krabi
Updated: 2013-08-22-17:47
A fire damaged the decommissioned frigate HTMS Lanta, docked at Krabi's Khlong Chilat pier, on Thursday, police said.
No one was injured, said Pol Lt Col Thongchai Sengrod, an investigation inspector of Krabi police station.
Firef… More >
Nepal Aug 22 2013 “Houses”
Fire guts shanties at Manohara slum
Updated: 2013-08-23-17:40
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KATHMANDU: A fire broke out in the slum area on the bank of Manohara River in Lokanthali, Bhaktapur on Thursday evening.
The fire started following leakage of cooking gas from a shanty owned by Krishna Bahadur Tamang and sprea… More >
Malaysia Aug 22 2013 “Building” “Houses” “Stores”
Two House, A Shop And Food Stall Razed In Fire
Updated: 2013-08-23 00:00
SANDAKAN, Aug 23 (Bernama) -- Two houses, a shop and a food stall were destroyed in a fire at Kampung Cahaya Baru, near here, today.
Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department chief Jemishin Ujin said two fire engines with 23 fire fi… More >
Indonesia Aug 22 2013 “Shipboard”
Four dead, 13 missing after boat fire off Belitung
Updated: 2013-08-23-21:56
At least four people died after a ferry carrying 197 passengers caught fire and sank in Nasik Strait, about seven kilometers from Tanjung Pandan, Belitung Island, on Thursday evening.
National Police analysis and evaluatio… More >
Philippines Aug 21 2013 “Warehouses”
Pasay warehouse fire lasts more than 30 hours, still burns
Updated: 2013-08-22-12:18
At least P3 million was destroyed in a fire that razed a warehouse in Pasay City, has lasted for more than 30 hours as of Wednesday evening and is still raging as of posting time.
The fire at the four-story struct… More >
Vietnam Aug 21 2013 “Building” “Factories”
Firefighters tackle textile factory blaze
Updated: 2013-08-21-12:16
The fire burns in the fourth floor of the Pou Yen Viet Nam Co.Ltd at Binh Tan District's Tan Tao Industrial Park.— VNS Photo Mạnh Linh
The fire, at a property in Binh Tan District belonging to the Pou Yuen Viet Nam Company, has ca… More >
Indonesia Aug 21 2013 “Houses” “Stores”
Fire engulfs Angsaduo Market
Updated: 2013-08-21-14:06
More than 15 vendor stalls have been destroyed by a fire that broke out in Angsaduo Market, Jambi, at around 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday.
“The flames quickly engulfed the smallholdings resided in by vendors in the market,” said Muchlis, an … More >